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Apalus

Apalus is a genus of blister beetle from the family Meloidae. The species within the genus Apalus are parasitoids of solitary bees of the families Colletidae and Anthophoridae.

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Apalus
Apalus bimaculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Meloidae
Tribe: Sitarini
Genus: Apalus
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Meloe bimaculatus
Linnaeus, 17671
Synonyms2

Apalus is a genus of blister beetle from the family Meloidae. The species within the genus Apalus are parasitoids of solitary bees of the families Colletidae and Anthophoridae.1

Species

The following species are classified under the genus Apalus:2

  • Apalus bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Apalus binaevus (Prochazka, 1892)
  • Apalus bipunctatus Germar, 1817
  • Apalus creticus (Frivaldsky, 1877)
  • Apalus gibbicollis Borchmann, 1910
  • Apalus guerini (Mulsant, 1858)
  • Apalus longipennis Pic, 1913
  • Apalus montanus Escherich, 1897
  • Apalus necydaleus (Pallas, 1782)
  • Apalus spectabilis E.Frivaldsky, 1835
References

References

  1. M. A. Bologna & J. D. Pinto (2002). "The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 36 (17): 2013–2102. Bibcode:2002JNatH..36.2013B. doi:10.1080/00222930110062318. S2CID 84015341.
  2. "Apalus Fabricius, 1775". GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 June 2018.